tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82275044495316353712018-11-27T01:44:59.018-08:00Decorative handmade ceramic tileTurn your kitchen back splash, bathroom, fireplace, any space in your home into a beautifully unique and functional work of art with our decorative hand crafted Ceramic tiles.earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-28381502299227707742014-01-25T16:26:00.003-08:002014-01-25T16:26:56.660-08:00Handmade relief carved ceramic thistle tile<a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bz0O_qnPbBU/UuRWHXe4mnI/AAAAAAAAAnY/blNNhAo1TEw/s1600/thistle-tall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_791896="null" cua="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bz0O_qnPbBU/UuRWHXe4mnI/AAAAAAAAAnY/blNNhAo1TEw/s1600/thistle-tall.jpg" height="320" width="177" /></a></div>~Happy Robert Burns Day~<br />I mind it weel, in early date,<br /><br /><br />When I was beardless, young, and blate,<br /><br />An' first could thresh the barn,<br /><br />Or haud a yokin' at the pleugh;<br /><br />An' tho' forfoughten sair eneugh,<br /><br />Yet unco proud to learn;<br /><br />When first amang the yellow corn<br /><br />A man I reckon'd was,<br /><br />An' wi' the lave ilk merry morn<br /><br />Could rank my rig and lass,<br /><br />Still shearing, and clearing<br /><br />The tither stooked raw,<br /><br />Wi' claivers, an' haivers,<br /><br />Wearing the day awa.<br /><br /><br /><br />Ev'n then a wish (I mind it's pow'r),<br /><br />A wish, that to my latest hour<br /><br />Shall strongly heave my breast -<br /><br />That I for poor auld Scotland's sake<br /><br />Some usefu' plan or beuk could make,<br /><br />Or sing a sang at least.<br /><br />The rough burr-thistle, spreading wide<br /><br />Amang the bearded bear,<br /><br />I turn'd the weeding-heuk aside,<br /><br />An' spar'd the symbol dear:<br /><br />No nation, no station<br /><br />My envy e'er could raise,<br /><br />A Scot still, but blot still,<br /><br />I knew nae higher praise.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />﻿earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-81140733513077713792014-01-19T14:31:00.000-08:002014-01-19T14:31:04.822-08:00Decorative handmade ceramic dragon tile set<a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br />&nbsp;<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Trying to identify the dragon of myth and legend is a virtually impossible task, as they have taken so many forms in various cultures during many time periods. They appear in the mythologies of <st1:country-region w:st="on">Greece</st1:country-region>, <st1:city w:st="on">Rome</st1:city>, other parts of Europe, Africa, the near east, in <st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Japan</st1:country-region>, pre-Columbian <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place> and the Pacific Islands Later they became an essential feature in tales of European chivalry. Many of these fearsome beasts were clearly composites, made up of combinations of known animals. A classical European dragon would typically have a snake like body, claws like a lion and bats wings. Others were more clearly serpentine with embellishments. The word dragon comes from the Greek drakon, meaning serpent or great worm. Many early reports of dragon sightings occurring in distant lands were almost certainly giant snakes such as the Indian Python. In the Bible the dragon was the serpent of evil, which explains why the mythical beast had ever after to be sought out and killed as a simple matter of duty by Knights and local heroes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Although the dragons’ most typical form seemed to be derived from a variety of animals, it is also likely that some of them came from the distorted reports brought back by venturesome travelers of actual living beasts. Animals such as Crocodiles and monitor lizards that were rarely seen outside of Africa and the Komodo dragon of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region> may have been suitable subjects for a story teller to work with. One rather intriguing behavior of lizards and snakes of all sizes is that they constantly flick their often bright red, forked tongues in and out to test the air. To the more fancifully inclined, observed from a respectful distance this could very well look like a flickering flame, possibly sparking the origin of the mythical dragons fire breathing aspect.</span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nWzklaNG5EE/UtxRuxC1mbI/AAAAAAAAAnI/QZQAU14I7U8/s1600/install-dragon-tile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_382064="null" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nWzklaNG5EE/UtxRuxC1mbI/AAAAAAAAAnI/QZQAU14I7U8/s1600/install-dragon-tile.jpg" height="480" hua="true" width="640" /></a><br />﻿earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-78353521254481781642014-01-15T15:35:00.003-08:002014-01-15T15:35:54.545-08:00Handmade, relief carved Decorative Fairy ceramic tile.<a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-342q38LxQLE/Utca3f3FXoI/AAAAAAAAAm8/_wLWozbRnkA/s1600/faerie-tile-painted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_321057="null" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-342q38LxQLE/Utca3f3FXoI/AAAAAAAAAm8/_wLWozbRnkA/s1600/faerie-tile-painted.jpg" height="320" hua="true" width="319" /></a></div>Relief carved and hand painted 6x6 fairy tile available to order from <a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Known as daughters of the moon, the Lele of Romanian mythology are described as beautiful virgin fairies with great seductive powers and magic skills. They inhabit remote forests, caves and marshes, mostly appearing by moonlight in groups of three or seven to dance in secluded glades, ponds, marshes, and the top of maple or walnut trees, they will also dance at crossroads and in abandoned fireplaces. Much like the elf and fairy mythology of many other cultures the Lele cast spells with their circle dances which typically leave a ring of mushrooms called ‘fairy rings’ behind. The Hora, a popular traditional Romanian folk dance done in a spinning circle, is said to come from the dance of the Lele. Though they are not generally considered evil, they will inflict terrible punishment when provoked by sleeping under a tree belonging to them or refusing an invitation to dance and if one should randomly hear one of their songs they will become instantly mute. To please the Lele, festival days were dedicated to them. Anyone not respecting these days by working or not participating in the dancing were said to suffer the revenge of the Lele with mysterious death or crippling. Lack of respect for the Lede could also cause hail, floods, withered trees and houses to catch on fire.</div>﻿earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-32623268687994399542014-01-09T16:25:00.002-08:002014-01-09T16:25:30.893-08:00Decorative relief carved handmade ceramic fairy tile<a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DwTbWOElNq0/Us891iCZnCI/AAAAAAAAAms/LNyHei7ZR-c/s1600/P1750494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_621890="null" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DwTbWOElNq0/Us891iCZnCI/AAAAAAAAAms/LNyHei7ZR-c/s1600/P1750494.jpg" height="320" hua="true" width="260" /></a></div>﻿I thought the earth remembered me,<br /><br /><br />she took me back so tenderly,<br /><br />arranging her dark skirts,<br /><br />her pockets full of lichens and seeds.<br /><br />I slept as never before, a stone on the river bed,<br /><br />nothing between me and the white fire of the stars<br /><br />but my thoughts and they floated<br /><br />light as moths along the branches of perfect trees.<br /><br />All night I heard the small kingdoms breathing around me,<br /><br />the insects and the birds who do their work in the darkness.<br /><br />All night I rose and fell,<br /><br />as if in water grappling with a luminous doom.<br /><br />By morning I had vanished at least a dozen times<br /><br />into something new.<br /><br />- Mary Oliver<br /><br />earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-22223433398290550942014-01-05T13:13:00.001-08:002014-01-05T13:13:40.817-08:00Decorative handmade, relief carved ceramic frog and salamander tiles<a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dKB2Kyvn-9Y/UsnKu2qCZYI/AAAAAAAAAmc/Rr58CXebGqc/s1600/frog-salamander.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_443745="null" gua="true" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dKB2Kyvn-9Y/UsnKu2qCZYI/AAAAAAAAAmc/Rr58CXebGqc/s320/frog-salamander.jpg" width="301" /></a></div>﻿<br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Water was considered sacred by the Druids, and every river, spring and well had its guardian spirit or deity. Frogs and salamanders, because of their connection with both water and land they were often believed to be representatives of water spirits. As an ally to the healer and seer, amphibians were considered the ones to bring the blessings of rain and purification from the water spirits. Frog was also seen as a healing messenger of the Mother Goddess. In more modern traditions the frog and salamander symbolize purification, renewal, sensitivity and hidden beauty. </div>earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-76754977163036459022013-12-29T14:43:00.001-08:002013-12-29T14:43:18.024-08:00Decorative handmade ceramic Celtic owl tile set<a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UT0mq1lZP8M/UsClWrcm7aI/AAAAAAAAAmM/jabAXIk3Rn8/s1600/owl-set2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_977636="null" gua="true" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UT0mq1lZP8M/UsClWrcm7aI/AAAAAAAAAmM/jabAXIk3Rn8/s320/owl-set2.jpg" width="319" /></a></div>﻿Owls and humans the world over have forever had a strong connection to one another. The very ancient goddess of death, Lilith is depicted with talons as feet, a horned head dress and flanked by owls. She was likely the inspiration for Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare able to assume the shape of an Owl. The many ‘Little Owls’ that inhabit the rock crevices of Athens and the Acropolis were believed to be embodiments of Athena. The Romans, who appropriated many of the Greeks beliefs, associated Owls with Minerva, goddess of prophesy and wisdom. Representations of Owls were used in Rome to ward off the evil eye and feathers as well as other Owl parts were found in many magical potions and pharmaceutical remedies. The Ainu of Northern Japan placed carved Eagle Owls on houses as protection from famine and disease. Although they revered the Eagle Owl and Screech Owl, who warned against danger, the Barn and Horned Owl were considered demonic.<br /><br /><br />The Owl was the emblem of a royal clan of Chinese masters of the thunderbolt and was also a symbol of too much Yang.<br /><br />In the Middle East, a person who nags and complains too much is compared to an owl. There was a belief there that Owls represented the souls of people who died un-avenged.<br /><br />The hoot of an Owl in Southern India was interpreted by number:<br /><br />1) Impending death. 2) Success in anything started soon after. 3) A woman marring into the family. 4) A disturbance. 5) Travel. 6) Guests on the way. 7) Mental distress. 8) Sudden death. 9) Good fortune.<br /><br />In Polish folklore women who die un married turn into Doves and Married women into Owls.<br /><br />The Ojibwa of North America, along with many other indigenous tribes consider the Owl a guide to the life beyond for the spirit of the dead. The Pawnee people have a beautiful ritual involving the decoration of the ceremonial pipe with Owl feathers based on the following visionary instructions:<br /><br />“Put me upon the feathered stem, for I have power to help the Children. The night season is mine. I wake when others sleep. I can see in the darkness and discern coming danger. The human race must be able to care for its young during the night. The warrior must be alert and ready to protect his home against prowlers in the dark. I have the power to help the people so that they may not forget their young in sleep. I have power to help the people to be watchful against enemies while darkness is on the earth. I have power to help the people keep awake and perform these ceremonies in the night as well as the day.” (Fletcher, 1900-1901)<br /><br />Whether perceived as power possessing beings or harbingers of death, Owls, throughout history, wherever they are found, have inspired humans who continue to celebrate their aesthetic beauty, sense of mystery and sharp sensory awareness, much superior to ours.<br /><br />earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-57616062821352324922013-12-07T13:07:00.001-08:002013-12-07T13:07:26.735-08:00<a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KOvgM14fccs/UqONR0gysyI/AAAAAAAAAl8/_tVIioSUtl0/s1600/tile_tree_set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_120225="null" eua="true" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KOvgM14fccs/UqONR0gysyI/AAAAAAAAAl8/_tVIioSUtl0/s320/tile_tree_set.jpg" width="222" /></a></div>Relief carved and hand painted 21 x 29 ceramic tile set available to order from <a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a>.<br />The north wind blasts cold and rude, <br /><br /><br />boldly bearing down from snow capped peaks,<br /><br />hurling icy fragments of discontent,<br /><br />from a host of laden clouds. <br /><br /><br /><br />The earth sighs a quiet requiem to the impotent sun<br /><br />and drifts into slumber.<br /><br />No creature dares wander the hills bleak and drear,<br /><br />nor linger near the wild swell of the sea,<br /><br />to be swept away <br /><br />or pierced by sharp arrows of cold,<br /><br />hissing through barren boughs<br /><br />.<br /><br />At length, fury spent,<br /><br />wind, fog and mist gather in retreat,<br /><br />leaving the pallid moon to luminate,<br /><br />a frigid blanket of glittering splendor.<br /><br /><br /><br />Snug in cranny and crevice,<br /><br />life curls supine,<br /><br />awaiting the docile Zephyr to return with spring.<br /><br />~Shannon Gresham~﻿earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-71621720353289698992013-11-27T15:46:00.000-08:002013-11-27T15:46:00.129-08:00Decorative relief carved Celtic dragon ceramic tile set<a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cWKHp07Iuo0/UpaD8xV1fwI/AAAAAAAAAls/wM1sXyRxsD0/s1600/dragon-set2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dua="true" height="222" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cWKHp07Iuo0/UpaD8xV1fwI/AAAAAAAAAls/wM1sXyRxsD0/s400/dragon-set2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>﻿Relief carved dragon tile set with a Celtic knot border, available to order in a variety of colors and finishes from http://earthsongtiles.com/<br /><br /><br />Few human beings throughout history have cared to discover any more about dragons than how to av...oid them, or failing that, kill them. Yet humankind was always curious, and dragons eventually became a subject for scholars. Studying them was a daunting task, for the nature of dragons was confusing. The creatures seemed to defy sensible cataloguing and some were a monstrous rebuke to the idea that nature had organization. But later, dragons became somewhat more consistent in behavior and appearance, and various schemes arose for classifying them. In the west, dragons were described more by body type and defined by habitat. In China however, long a center for scholarship, distinguished lines of scholars devoted much systematic attention to the dragons that lived among them. They not only defined what a dragon was, but developed ways for categorizing the age, position in evolution, physical attributes, functions, idiosyncrasies, and where each existed in the hierarchy of the dragon world.earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-74823173920894341082013-11-20T11:34:00.001-08:002013-11-20T11:34:44.648-08:00Carving decorative Celtic Boar ceramic tile<a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ai5masMOknw/Uo0NqiMnxiI/AAAAAAAAAlc/dg8BqgXBs5c/s1600/P1850121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_314010="null" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ai5masMOknw/Uo0NqiMnxiI/AAAAAAAAAlc/dg8BqgXBs5c/s320/P1850121.jpg" width="320" wta="true" /></a></div>Starting the carving for a bookmatched pair of 8x8 Celtic Boar tiles...﻿earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-71532935487955644342013-11-16T15:18:00.000-08:002013-11-16T15:18:00.991-08:00Decorative, custom handmade, Celtic ceramic tile set<a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GL-UOBdtI34/Uof8pAhmouI/AAAAAAAAAlM/2-pJbdQS9Ic/s1600/install-tile-set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_492210="null" height="164" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GL-UOBdtI34/Uof8pAhmouI/AAAAAAAAAlM/2-pJbdQS9Ic/s320/install-tile-set.jpg" width="320" zsa="true" /></a></div>﻿~In Memory of the Story Teller, Padraic O’Conaire~<br /><br /><br />They’ll miss his heavy stick and stride in Wicklow-<br /><br />His story talking down Wine Tavern street,<br /><br />where old men sitting in the wizened daylight<br /><br />have kept an edge upon his gentle wit;<br /><br />While women on the grassy streets of Galway,<br /><br />will harken for his passing- but in vain,<br /><br />shall hardly tell his step as shadows vanish<br /><br />through archways of forgotten Spain.<br /><br />Ah, they’ll say; Padric’s gone again exploring;<br /><br />But now down glens of brightness, O he’ll find<br /><br />An alehouse overflowing with wise Gaelic,<br /><br />that’s braced in vigour by the bardic mind,<br /><br />And there his thoughts shall find his own fore fathers-<br /><br />In minds to whom our heights of race belong,<br /><br />In crafty men, who ribbed a ship or turned<br /><br />the secret joinery of song.<br /><br />~FR Higgins 1933~<br /><br />earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-79188643747272963772013-11-15T16:53:00.001-08:002013-11-15T16:53:33.658-08:00Decorative relief carved half round ceramic dragon tiles<a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QnVrFVGFrNQ/UobB25y60DI/AAAAAAAAAk8/-4DwgFX9KOY/s1600/dragons-round.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_616646="null" height="315" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QnVrFVGFrNQ/UobB25y60DI/AAAAAAAAAk8/-4DwgFX9KOY/s320/dragons-round.jpg" width="320" zsa="true" /></a></div>﻿<br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Somewhere in the mountainous region of Snowdonia in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Wales</st1:country-region> lies the remains of the ancient city of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Emrys</st1:place></st1:city>, home of the Druid alchemists known as the Pheryllt. In the Welsh tradition, this city was also known as Dinas Affaraon- ‘City of the higher powers.’ There are many stories and legends surrounding this archaeological site dating back to the Iron age and inhabited during several different time periods after. It was at Emrys, the Mabinogion tells, where Ludd Llaw Eveint, Celtic god of healing and health buried two fighting dragons. Centuries later the famous exchange from the legends of King Arthur between the warlord Vortigern and a youthful Merlin took place there. The story has it that when Vortigern fled into <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wales</st1:place></st1:country-region> to escape Anglo-Saxon invaders he chose this lofty hill fort as a royal retreat. He began work in earnest on the first of many proposed towers, only to find each day’s labor mysteriously destroyed over night. This continued for some time until Vortigern was advised to seek the help of a young boy born of a virgin mother. The boy they eventually found was Myrddin Emerys (Merlin), who explained that Vortigerns tower could not stand because of two battling dragons trapped in a hidden pool beneath the fort. Merlin then went on to prophesize, that though the white dragon representing the Saxons was winning at present, upon their release from the pool, the red dragon representing Wales would defeat the white, and the British would be driven from Wales. Marlins prophesy eventually came true and it has long been thought by some that the connection of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wales</st1:place></st1:country-region> to the red dragon, as depicted on their flag stems from this Arthurian tale. </div>earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-91297487047295638842013-11-09T12:51:00.000-08:002013-11-09T12:51:00.652-08:00Handmade relief carved Celtic dragon ceramic tile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6_ZngPTvpEQ/Un6XZV22UqI/AAAAAAAAAks/kgW9YPOLXCo/s1600/celtic-dragon-mocha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_475057="null" height="314" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6_ZngPTvpEQ/Un6XZV22UqI/AAAAAAAAAks/kgW9YPOLXCo/s320/celtic-dragon-mocha.jpg" width="320" zsa="true" /></a></div><a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br />Relief carved 6x6 ceramic Celtic dragon tile, available to order in a variety of colors and finishes from <a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br />Legend has it that Uther, father of King Arther, once had a vision of a flaming dragon. Upon inquiring of his Druids to explain the meaning of this striking vision he was told that seeing such a thing meant he would become a king. Because of this prophesy Uther took the name Pendragon, "Head of the Dragon" and the Dragon became the heraldic symbol and totem beast of the greatest line of British Kings, the Pendragons.<br />Fire Dragon energy was believed to be connected to leadership, rulership and mastery and the fire dragon still continues to be a symbol of authority and power, as well as vitality, enthusiasm and courage.earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-16332025030652528392013-10-29T11:43:00.000-07:002013-10-29T11:43:19.547-07:00Decorative relief carved ceramic cat tile/plaque<a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IqQKdt8F_kI/UnAAaffOeKI/AAAAAAAAAkc/WZjlIejJdbM/s1600/cat-tile-set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_885586="null" height="216" isa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IqQKdt8F_kI/UnAAaffOeKI/AAAAAAAAAkc/WZjlIejJdbM/s320/cat-tile-set.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>18 x12 ceramic tile set featuring our 14x7 relief carved cat tile, the set or the cat on it's own are available to order in a variety of colors and finishes from <a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a>.<br />﻿Rathcroghan is a complex of archaeological sites in Ireland that were the historical center of many ritual gatherings as well as being an important cemetery location. It’s a very significant site in Irish mythology and has major associations with the feast of Samhain. It was believed that on the last night of October graves would open to allow all manner of both good and destructive spirits to walk the earth. There was much ritual revolving around both the honoring of dead ancestors and protection against malicious spirits.<br /><br /><br />One of the most unique sites of Rathcroghan is Owenynagat, ‘Cave of cats’, known traditionally as a place of power and a portal to the underworld When Christianity took hold in Ireland it became known as ‘a gateway to hell ‘which had the most pronounced power near Samhain, when the veil between worlds is said to be thin. Legends told that the goddess of the underworld, Morrigan would emerge from the cave every Samhain in a chariot pulled by a one legged chestnut horse along with various other creatures. The name “Cave of Cats’ is thought to come from either the story of magical wildcats that emerged from the cave to attack three Ulster warriors before being tamed by the mythical Irish hero, Chuchulainn; Or from Iruson a Cat king that lived in a cave (possibly Owenynagat) and featured in many Irish fairy tales. Many modern practices and beliefs from folk tradition in Celtic countries still revolve around the significance of the dead or ancestors; and the vast subject of fairy realms and second sight cannot be separated from the worship of the dead.<br /><br />earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-7268546215302449432013-10-26T16:41:00.000-07:002013-10-26T16:41:23.167-07:00<a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FIy_uJN-ZKM/UmxNaP3zejI/AAAAAAAAAkM/-qU3f3_QthU/s1600/celtic-12x12-nut.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_592941="null" height="316" isa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FIy_uJN-ZKM/UmxNaP3zejI/AAAAAAAAAkM/-qU3f3_QthU/s320/celtic-12x12-nut.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Relief carved 12x12 ceramic Celtic knot tile, available to order in an assortment of colors from <a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br />~the Celts~ by Thomas D'Arcy McGee 1958<br />Great were their deeds,<br />their passions and their sports,<br />with clay and stone<br />They piled on strath<br />and shore those mystic forts,<br />not yet o'er thrown;<br />On carin crowned hills<br />they held their council courts;<br />While youths alone,<br />with giant dogs explored the elk resorts,<br />and brought them down.<br />Of these was Finn, the father of the bard,<br />whose ancient song<br />over the clamour of all change is heard,<br />sweet voiced and strong.<br />Finn once o'er took Grainia,<br />the golden haired,<br />the fleet and young;<br />From her the lovely and from him the feared,<br />the primal poet sprung.<br />Ossian! Two thousand years of mist and change,<br />surround thy name-<br />The Fenian heroes now no longer range<br />the hills of fame-<br />The very names of Finn and Goll sound strange-<br />Yet thine the same-<br />By miscalled lake and desecrated grange-<br />Remains and shall remain!<br />﻿earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-1205779443661139462013-10-18T18:14:00.001-07:002013-10-18T18:14:07.414-07:00Handcrafted relief carved Celtic ceramic tile<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Custom tile panels featuring our relief carved thistle, Celtic knot border and Celtic dragon tiles for a antique Scottish fireplace.</div><div style="text-align: center;">~Beside the Fire~ Author Unknown</div><div style="text-align: center;">Where glows the Irish hearth with peat</div><div style="text-align: center;">there lives a subtle spell,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the faint blue smoke, the gentle heat,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the moorland odors tell</div><div style="text-align: center;">of white roads winding to the edge</div><div style="text-align: center;">of bare untamed land</div><div style="text-align: center;">where dry stone wall or ragged hedge</div><div style="text-align: center;">runs wide on either hand.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The cottage lights that lure you in</div><div style="text-align: center;">from rainy western skies;</div><div style="text-align: center;">And by the friendly glow within</div><div style="text-align: center;">of simple talk and wise,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and tales of magic, love or arms</div><div style="text-align: center;">from days when princes met</div><div style="text-align: center;">to listen to the lay that charms</div><div style="text-align: center;">the Connacht peasant yet.</div><div style="text-align: center;">There honor shines through passion dire,</div><div style="text-align: center;">there beauty blends with mirth,</div><div style="text-align: center;">wild hearts ye never did aspire</div><div style="text-align: center;">wholly for things of earth!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cold, cold this thousand years- yet still</div><div style="text-align: center;">on many a time stained page</div><div style="text-align: center;">you pride, your truth, your dauntless will,</div><div style="text-align: center;">burn on from age to age.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And still around the fires of peat</div><div style="text-align: center;">live on the ancient days;</div><div style="text-align: center;">There still do living lips repeat</div><div style="text-align: center;">the old and deathless lays</div><div style="text-align: center;">And when the wavering wreaths ascend</div><div style="text-align: center;">blue in the evening air</div><div style="text-align: center;">the soul of Ireland seems to bend</div><div style="text-align: center;">above her children there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s6jEMSszNFM/UmHXHiu-rCI/AAAAAAAAAj8/qNyS02ohhGY/s1600/instal-fireplace-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" esa="true" height="331" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s6jEMSszNFM/UmHXHiu-rCI/AAAAAAAAAj8/qNyS02ohhGY/s400/instal-fireplace-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">﻿</div>earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-41438442905692822672013-10-18T17:29:00.000-07:002013-10-18T17:29:50.980-07:00Decorative handmade, relief carved Celtic fairy ceramic tile<a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LHHtrNRczW4/UmHPEI3AmdI/AAAAAAAAAjs/po0pMWoliRg/s1600/P1750494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_579599="null" esa="true" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LHHtrNRczW4/UmHPEI3AmdI/AAAAAAAAAjs/po0pMWoliRg/s320/P1750494.jpg" width="260" /></a></div>8x10 relief carved and hand painted ceramic Celtic fairy tile available to order from <a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a>.<br /><div align="center">~Happy full 'Hunter's' moon~</div><div align="center">American Natives named this bright October moon for obvious reasons; The leaves have fallen, the deer are fattened and it's time to begin storing meat for the long winter ahead. Because the fields were traditionally reaped in late September hunters could easily spot animals that came to glean left overs from the fallen grain. With the threat of winter looming close, the hunter's moon was given special honor and historically an important feast day in both Western Europe and among many Native American tribes.﻿</div>﻿earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-64712506606718894502013-10-15T16:48:00.000-07:002013-10-15T16:48:23.963-07:00Decorative handmade tile fireplace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A fireplace done in decorative tiles from <a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hestia was a Greek goddess of the hearth and home, and as such presided over the cooking of bread and preparation of the family meal. She was also a goddess of the sacrificial flame and the communal cooking of sacrificial meat was another part of her domain. In Greek myth Zeus allowed Hestia to remain an eternal virgin and gave her a place at his Royal hearth.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qUZaxd2b13E/Ul3Qnmez7gI/AAAAAAAAAjc/eUEpXV40UnY/s1600/D'Anna-Fireplace0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qUZaxd2b13E/Ul3Qnmez7gI/AAAAAAAAAjc/eUEpXV40UnY/s640/D'Anna-Fireplace0002.jpg" width="640" xsa="true" /></a></div>earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-25560925419202257922013-10-14T15:47:00.000-07:002013-10-14T15:47:28.475-07:00Decorative relief carved and hand painted Ibis and fish ceramic tile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tVIPiz7IeuA/UlxxBF6f0vI/AAAAAAAAAjM/oOB32fyUF_c/s1600/ibis&amp;fish_tile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_354109="null" height="218" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tVIPiz7IeuA/UlxxBF6f0vI/AAAAAAAAAjM/oOB32fyUF_c/s320/ibis&amp;fish_tile.jpg" width="320" xsa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4x6 relief carved Ibis and fish tile, available to order in a variety of colors and finishes from <a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the morning sun brightens the earth and sky</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">May my soul shine bright with gratitude.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As all the living plants and creatures sing their song of life</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">May my soul sing the song of my heart gladly</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">whether in joy or sorrow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the sun crosses the sky to the west</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">May I keep the vision of my life before me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">having faith it has meaning</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the earth spreads out from the glowing horizon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">May my soul expand to embrace it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">May I speak the truth of the land</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and take responsibility for my life.</div>earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-23859925948909825782013-10-11T12:54:00.000-07:002013-10-11T12:54:47.804-07:00Decorative hand crafted, relief carved ceramic sunflower tile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oKkoWdcREzY/UlhQmweiJ3I/AAAAAAAAAi8/H-oHGzlO-NY/s1600/sunflower-painted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_649407="null" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oKkoWdcREzY/UlhQmweiJ3I/AAAAAAAAAi8/H-oHGzlO-NY/s320/sunflower-painted.jpg" width="310" xsa="true" /></a></div>4x4 relief carved and hand painted sunflower tile available to order in a variety of colors from <a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br />Originally from Mexico and Peru, evidence suggests, the wild sunflower has been used as food and medicine by Native Americans for at least 8000 years. Cultivation of the sunflower began as early as 2300 BC possibly pre dating the earliest cultivated food in the Americas known as the 'Three sisters', corn, beans and squash. A fine meal for baking and thickening was made from the roasted seeds and balls of sunflower butter, much like peanut butter were a convenient food for travel. The roasted hulls steeped in boiling water produced a coffee like beverage. Dye was extracted from hulls and petals while face paint was made from a mix of dried petals and pollen. The ground seeds also provided oil for cooking and hair treatment. Medicinally the sunflower was used extensively for many maladies including lung issues, wart removal and as a treatment for snake bite and sunstroke. When the sunflower reached Europe it was mainly treated as a curiosity and garden flower. It wasn't considered an edible crop until it made it's way to Russia where it was enthusiastically accepted as an oil source that could be eaten during Lent and Advent without breaking Orthodox Church laws. Hybrid sunflowers now dominate commercial production and unfortunately many of the early open pollinated varieties have been lost and are likely extinct.<br />earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-42843221377467514062013-10-06T18:02:00.001-07:002013-10-06T18:02:59.349-07:00Decorative handmade, relief carved ceramic gnome tiles.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mcLb7fWWW5c/UlICpv33zNI/AAAAAAAAAig/BxANiBAUtMg/s1600/gnome-pair-tiles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_172792="null" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mcLb7fWWW5c/UlICpv33zNI/AAAAAAAAAig/BxANiBAUtMg/s1600/gnome-pair-tiles.jpg" xsa="true" /></a></div>Relief carved and hand painted 4x4 ceramic Gnome tiles.<br />Wheat, along with rice has been a primary source of nourishment for the human race since pre-historic times. The history and evolution of humans and that of wheat are closely related, the ability to sew and reap cereal such as wheat and barley is thought to be one of the main reasons man largely gave up the nomadic life of hunting and gathering to live together in communities. Ancient Egyptians produced the earliest risen loaves of&nbsp; bread from wheat and yeast, 5000 year old loaves from Egypt have been found in archaeological sites. In 168 BC the Roman Bakers guild was created, due to the great importance of bread to the population Bakers unlike all other craftsmen were recognized as free men instead of slaves. In Turkey where it is speculated wheat originated from, wheat bread is still considered sacred as is wheat itself in parts of China.<br />Today, close to one third of the worlds population depends on wheat for sustenance.<br />earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-85493490015633666662013-09-28T15:25:00.001-07:002013-09-28T15:25:55.282-07:00Decorative relief carved ceramic windman tile / plaque<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aAxZ2oTuwWM/UkdWpVct12I/AAAAAAAAAiM/8LIHw5BAiCQ/s1600/wind-man.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_332380="null" height="166" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aAxZ2oTuwWM/UkdWpVct12I/AAAAAAAAAiM/8LIHw5BAiCQ/s320/wind-man.JPG" width="320" ysa="true" /></a></div>15 x 7 3/4, relief carved Wind man tile or wall plaque available to order in a variety of colors and finishes from <a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br />There's music in my heart all day,<br /><br /><br />I hear it late and early,<br /><br />It comes from fields are far away,<br /><br />The wind that shakes the barley.<br /><br /><br /><br />Above the uplands drenched with dew<br /><br />The sky hangs soft and pearly,<br /><br />An emerald world is listening to<br /><br />The wind that shakes the barley.<br /><br /><br /><br />Above the bluest mountain crest<br /><br />The lark is singing rarely,<br /><br />It rocks the singer into rest,<br /><br />The wind that shakes the barley.<br /><br /><br /><br />Oh, still through summers and through springs<br /><br />It calls me late and early.<br /><br />Come home, come home, come home, it sings,<br /><br />The wind that shakes the barley. earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-16445580712199451912013-09-22T18:01:00.003-07:002013-09-22T18:01:47.847-07:00Decorative handmade Celtic ceramic tile set<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fnJQB0Alqc4/Uj-N3HzA6HI/AAAAAAAAAh8/v-rI1DSp6FY/s1600/celtic-spiral-set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_236278="null" height="311" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fnJQB0Alqc4/Uj-N3HzA6HI/AAAAAAAAAh8/v-rI1DSp6FY/s320/celtic-spiral-set.jpg" vsa="true" width="320" /></a></div>Custom relief carved Celtic ceramic tile floor set by <a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a>.<br /><div align="center">~ Northern Autumn~</div><div align="center">The wheel has completed another of it's infinite turns.</div><div align="center">Waning light and impending darkness in brief equipoise</div><div align="center">as the ripe goddess mother passes to crone</div><div align="center">and the forest god prepares for death.</div><div align="center">Honor the toil of countless ancestors</div><div align="center">Honor the fecundity of the earth</div><div align="center">Honor the motion of the wheel,</div><div align="center">keeping true the balance of growth and decay.</div><div align="center">Accept now the soil is dying</div><div align="center">warmth is ebbing</div><div align="center">cold lies ahead.</div><div align="center">Celebrate that the wheel will continue to turn.﻿</div><div style="text-align: center;">﻿</div>earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-60847317127803515932013-09-18T13:16:00.001-07:002013-09-18T13:16:40.566-07:00<a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-flYurrQG7vQ/UjoDvH6vcOI/AAAAAAAAAhg/mVmbgOYLLc0/s1600/moonwoman-honey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_115470="null" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-flYurrQG7vQ/UjoDvH6vcOI/AAAAAAAAAhg/mVmbgOYLLc0/s320/moonwoman-honey.jpg" vsa="true" width="320" /></a></div>8x8 relief carved Celtic moon woman tile / plaque available to order in a variety of colors and finishes from <a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br />The full moon closest to the Autumn equinox on September 22 this year in the northern hemisphere is most commonly known as the harvest moon. It's also known as the wine moon, Elk moon and singing moon. For a few days before and after the full harvest moon the moon rise is only 30-35 minutes later rather than the average 50 minutes the rest of the year. Because of this time lag in the northern latitudes it's like having about three days of full moon. These nights of bright moon shine meant that traditionally farmers could continue to harvest late into the night for several nights. Many birds migrate at night and rely on the light of the harvest moon, actually waiting for it's appearance to begin their Autumn journey.<br />﻿earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-45990647921472845842013-09-15T18:42:00.001-07:002013-09-15T18:42:35.145-07:00Decorative handmade, relief carved and hand painted ceramic swan tile<a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0jdIB9-LmEQ/UjZZA69dARI/AAAAAAAAAhA/DUQxfg-trMI/s1600/swans2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0jdIB9-LmEQ/UjZZA69dARI/AAAAAAAAAhA/DUQxfg-trMI/s400/swans2.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12 x12 Relief carved and hand painted ceramic swan tile.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Available from <a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">~The Swans of Lir (In a nut shell)~</div><div style="text-align: center;">There once was a king of the Tuatha De Danaan, faery folk of the hollow hills, named Lir who had four lovely children. Well known for their beautiful voices, Lir's brood were loved by all save Aoifa, their hateful stepmother. One morning after much plotting and planning, Aoifa struck each child with a magic wand as they bathed in the lake, turning the children into four white swans. The curse upon them was to remain as swans for nine hundred years until they heard the tolling of a bell and news of a marriage between a prince of the north and princess of the south. They remained able to speak and sing as humans, but they had the heart and soul of wild swans. When nine hundred years had past and Ireland had become Christian, the swans heard the bells of St. Kernoc's church. They went to the church and were given the news of &nbsp;a marriage between the southern princess and northern prince. The swan children were released from the curse and as the magical swan feathers left them they became human and instantly died of old age... which was a good thing after nine hundred years.</div>earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227504449531635371.post-40227778434162781282013-09-10T18:23:00.000-07:002013-09-10T18:23:19.522-07:00Decorative custom ceramic tiles<a href="http://earthsongtiles.com/">http://earthsongtiles.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles">http://facebook.com/earthsongtiles</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xb4ho2FVp64/Ui_B3cLzc0I/AAAAAAAAAgw/kegkn6zkH_I/s1600/P1820616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xb4ho2FVp64/Ui_B3cLzc0I/AAAAAAAAAgw/kegkn6zkH_I/s400/P1820616.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the more unusual custom tile jobs we've had to date, 44 custom carved round sun tiles, 72 of our 3x3 relief carved prairie flowers and 57 plain round tiles all in porcelain with glazed edges and a hole in the middle. These tiles are going to be screwed on individually rather than glued and grouted. I'm very curious as to what the installation is going to look like! I really, really hope they send us a photo!!!</div><br /><br />earthsongtileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809150718454208624noreply@blogger.com0